About Chicama
Chicama is a surf spot on the northern coast of Peru, near the town of Puerto Malabrigo and north of Trujillo, on a long desert point. The wave runs to the left as a surfer rides it towards the shore and is widely reported to be the longest rideable wave in the world, with rides said to continue for a very long distance past several sections. Surfers often take a boat back up the point, or walk. The swell arrives from the south through much of the year, and the most consistent conditions usually come in the southern winter, typically from around April to September. The water is cool because of the current that runs along this coast. Peru has given the wave legal protection, which is often described as the first law of its kind to protect a surf spot.
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